St. Paul daily globe., 1887-03-02

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fSsnSa fsanfs in tt the fol1oWi Gssosa Ga sg,MsrA
ing words: }NA .s--ia
II cannot do otherwise than accept the
Office OF mayor so unanimously rendered to
me, and yet L accept it very reluctantly,
knowing the care and responsibility exacted
iron: the chief executive officer of growing
CITY nope, however, to bring to the dis
charge OF its duties some little experience in
the affairs of municipal government and O
sincere desire for the development and pros
perlty OF the city in which / have spent
nearly all the years of my manhood. l can
not close my connection with this council
without expressing my heartfelt gratitude
1or the uniform courtesy extended to me
during the entire time / have had the honor
to act as your presiding officer. In accepting
the position you have seen fit to elect me to, L
nope and believe that our relations will re-
main as pleasant as in the past. and I resign
the aldermanship and presidency of your body
feeling confident this will be the case.
Col. Kerr, as vice president of the coun-
Gil, took the gavel from Mayor Smiths
hands, and with no delay the glib tongue of
the clerk began to rattle off batch of i'm
provement orders.
In short time Aid. DOwlan was on the
hoor again moving the election of a cor
poration attorney for the ensuing year. He
moved that Mr. Murray be re- elected by the
unanimous vote of the council, to be cast
by the clerk. Again the vote came by ac-
clamation.
AN ALDERMAN ELECTED.
Another lot of improvement notices were
pounded through. and MI Dowlan rose a
third time with motion that the
council proceed to fill the alder
manic vacancy in the First district
of the Fourth ward, capsed by the
removal of Mr.. Smith. An infor-
mai ballot was taken, by which Bernard
Ryan received votes; Representative
George Warren 5, and William Banholzer
1. On the first formal ballot Bernard Ryan
got votes and Mr.. Warren 5. Mr..
Ryan was declared elected and the atten-
tlon OF the council was once more turned to
routine work. teu. ..i..-
NEW LICENSE ORDINANCE.
Clerk Prendergast produced and read for
the first time an ordinance Which is evidently
intended to give black eye to the working
of the high license legislation in the city Of
st. Paul.
The ordinance bore the name of
no alderman IS having intro
duced it, but received the hearty
support of all except two members. Its
provisions are plainly set forth; it is brief,
simple and concise. The city clerk is au-
thorized and directed to issue liquor licenses
Iof the sale OF liquors i'll those districts of
the city where it is now permitted. the
licenses to be taken out at anv time before
the lst day of July, 1887, and to be good
Tor term OF two years and half from
date of issuing. The license for this term
is placed at $500, to be paid in instalments
OF 500 every six months. The ordinance
provides for rebate of proportionate
amount OF the 500 license issued at the be-
ginning OF the year, when the lcensee shall
take out new license for the tWo-year-
and -a-half term, and repealS the section of
the ordinance now in effect. making the
license term one year from the first of Jan
| uary. The failure to pay any installment
| When due is made sufficient reason for can
ceiling the license.
When the first reading was finished Aid.
OConnor immediately moved a suspension
OF the rules. Aid. Kain seconded. Aid.
Sanborn rose to object. The roll was called
and the vote stood IL to 3 in favor-Ald.
Kerr and SaEborn voting in the negative.
Ala. oanporn then moved to refer to the
committee Oil license, and motion was
z.
man from the Fourth ward further persisted
in his opposition by moving to lay over one
week. which was voted down by acclama-
tlon. Aid. Bryant moved a second reading.
| and Clerk Prendergast went through it
with his customary celebrity. The vote was
then taken OH final passage of the ord-
nance. The roll showed.i5,g
Yeas-Conley. Cullen, IDowlan, Kahn Bry-
ant; Minea, Kinne5ynsPetsch, O'Counor
Weber. egF. r.-
Nays-Kerr, Sanborn.1 .i,,l
The passage of the ordinance was re-
ceiyed with loud applause by the audience
who crowded around the outer railing
prominent among whom were William
Hamm. William Banholzer and George
Walsh.
ROUTINE WORK. s,.t.,- -.t
A large number of orders for street and
sewer improvements reported by the board
OF pubic works were passed. On recon-
mendation of the board of health the mat
ter of constructing sewer on Second
street. from Wabasha to Cedar. and nm
Cedar. from Third to Second, were re-
ferred to the board of public works for in
vestigatiOn.
The committee OF ways and means re-
ported a resolution authorizing the issuance
of 5000. 600 in $1,000 bonds for the use of
tle "dlei poaiu III extending the water SyS-
TEN.
The resolution was passed. The an.
pointments of Nicholas Anderarag and
Joseph f. Davis as patrolnen were CON
firmed. The board of fire commissioners
was authorized to build suitable
engine houses on the premises of the CITY 4
one at Merriam Park and one at Hamline
A resolution by Aid. Kenny authorizing
the city attorney TO request the Omaha
Railway company to construct an iron
bridge over their right of way on Burr
street, was passed. The committee ON
markets was authorized to select a site tor
the proposed market house in the Sixth
ward, and, in conjunction with the alder
men of the Seventh and Eighth
wards 10 select the site for the
market house for the Seventh and
Eighth wards, somewhere in the vicinity of
the corner of Carroll street and Western
avenue.
Aid. Sanborn moved the election of
president of the council, and Aid. Dowlan
moved to amend by laying over one week.
The amendment prevailed and the conncil
adjourned.
Shortly before adjournment Mr.. Smith
took the oath Of office as mayor from Clerk
PrendergaSt.
THE NEW MAYOR.
Hon. Robert A. Smith, who was last nipht
elected by the council to succeed Mayor Rice
ST. Paul since 1858, whence he emoved from
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